Full-day nursery in Minworth, Birmingham
Footsteps Nursery Walmley
Ash Cottage, Walmley Ash Lane, Sutton Coldfield, B76 2AA · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since September 2015Reference EY489802Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 15 March 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places86 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 24 November 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:30–18:30
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Ash Cottage, Walmley Ash Lane, Sutton Coldfield, B76 2AA · More nurseries in B76
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Walmley Ash Lane, Forge Croft and Asda Superstore.
Parks and playgrounds
- Candleford Green4 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Birmingham there are about 3.8 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
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Footsteps Nursery Walmley is a full-day nursery at Ash Cottage, Walmley Ash Lane, Sutton Coldfield, B76 2AA, in Minworth, Birmingham. It is registered for 86 children. It opens 07:30–18:30, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.2 from 9 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Footsteps Day Nurseries Limited.
Run by Footsteps Day Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 12 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Walmley Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.4 miles
- Walmley Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.4 miles
- Minworth Junior and Infant School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.7 miles
- The Shrubbery School Ltd ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- St Gerard's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.8 miles
- Pegasus Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected December 2025 0.8 miles
- The Deanery Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected November 2024 0.9 miles
- Topcliffe Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 1.0 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What are Footsteps Nursery Walmley's opening hours?
Footsteps Nursery Walmley opens 07:30–18:30, Mon–Fri.
What is Footsteps Nursery Walmley's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Footsteps Nursery Walmley Good at its inspection on 15 March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Footsteps Nursery Walmley take?
Footsteps Nursery Walmley is registered with Ofsted for up to 86 children at any one time.
Who runs Footsteps Nursery Walmley?
Footsteps Nursery Walmley is run by Footsteps Day Nurseries Limited, which runs 12 nurseries.
How do I contact Footsteps Nursery Walmley?
You can call 0330 333 1080 and visit footstepsnurseries.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 13 November 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY489802 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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